Proteins other than the locus of enterocyte effacement-encoded proteins contribute to <it>Escherichia coli</it> O157:H7 adherence to bovine rectoanal junction stratified squamous epithelial cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In this study, we present evidence that proteins encoded by the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement (LEE), considered critical for <it>Escherichia coli</it> O157 (O157) adherence to follicle-associated epithelial (FAE) cells a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/103 |